An empty desert road running toward mountains

The 12 mph Economy

Cycling from Santa Monica to Boston in 2026, Ben Clark picked up what he estimates is $10,000 of roadside finds, from casino vouchers to a revolver. A guest essay, first published on World by Bike.

Liam Della in a pink floral rain poncho riding his loaded red Honda CT110 along a wet road, trees blurred by the camera's pan

Releasing 09.11

The Plan Never Survives the Road

Liam Della left Perth on a $600 Honda CT110 in April 2017, planning to ride around the world in 18 months. Nearly a decade, three departures and one pandemic later, he is in Texas, bound for Tierra del Fuego.

A runner seen from behind on a steep Alpine grass path above cliffs and a hazy valley.

Not a Normal Finish Line

Swiss runner Frédéric Splendore set a Via Alpina fastest known time, then kept going to Ukraine: about 4,200 km from Monaco to Lviv, 24 July to 21 September 2026.

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David Bossek leading a Mindful Mountain Adventures group hike.

The Fine Print on Zero Impact Travel

David Bossek's ONE PLANET Expedition is a four-year journey around the world built around two questions: what does travel actually cost the planet, and how can an expedition give something back rather than simply move from A to B?

Declan McEvoy at the globe monument, Nordkapp, on his first solo winter attempt

No, But Make It Bigger

At 45, back on a motorcycle for the first time in 20 years, Declan McEvoy rode a 20-year-old KLR 650 through 59 countries and 92,500 kilometres, then answered a refused border crossing with a solo bicycle ride across frozen Lake Baikal, and a Guinness World Record a year later.

Louis-Philippe Loncke crossing the Simpson Desert

The Mad Belgian

How a Belgian engineer became the only person to walk 600km across Australia's driest desert unsupported - and why he doesn't think it will ever be done again

She Never Closed the Door

How a Swiss photographer went from selling jewelry on South American streets to riding a Royal Enfield Himalayan solo across Europe and Africa.

Mario and Leonardo Gabrieli with their Vespa ET3 Primavera

Three Days Behind on Homework

Mario Gabrieli, 54, and his 11-year-old son Leonardo are riding a 1976 Vespa ET3 Primavera from Sydney to Trieste, doing Leonardo's final year of primary school on the road.

Toni Moles and Debora, his Kawasaki Ninja 636

Debora Wasn't Built for This

The story of Toni Moles and Debora, a stock Kawasaki Ninja 636 that was never meant to cross 90+ countries, let alone sink in the Darién Gap and come back.